Bendel Insurance and Rivers United meet with both teams starting the season without a goal, but their recent form gives Rivers United the stronger momentum ahead of the fixture.
Bendel Insurance’s last five results read WLWLW, while Rivers United are unbeaten in their previous five matches, recording WWDWD. The contrast makes the visitors the more consistent side going into the match, although Bendel Insurance’s latest win shows they remain capable of producing a positive result.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: (Bendel Insurance) — 0 assists, (Rivers United) — 0 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: (Bendel Insurance) — 0, (Rivers United) — 0
- Tackles: (Bendel Insurance) — 0, (Rivers United) — 0.
- Most encounters won: (Bendel Insurance) — 0, (Rivers United) — 0.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
- (0)
Team statistics:
The match will be decided by which team can turn its recent form into an effective attacking performance. Neither side has yet opened its goal account this season, making the first goal particularly important. It could settle the tactical approach of the game, especially if both teams begin cautiously.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Bendel Insurance — WLWLW
- Rivers United — WWDWD
Bendel Insurance will hope home advantage can help them make a winning start. Their recent sequence has included three victories, but the alternating results also show that their performances have not been completely consistent. The priority will be to maintain control in midfield, avoid conceding early and give their forwards enough service to break the deadlock.
According to home statistics this season, Bendel Insurance scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 25.00% | 22.22% |
| 16-30 | 25.00% | 33.33% |
| 31-45 | 25.00% | 11.11% |
| 46-60 | 25.00% | 22.22% |
| 61-75 | 11.11% | |
| 76-90 | ||
| 91-105 |
Rivers United has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 8.33% | |
| 16-30 | 33.33% | |
| 31-45 | 16.67% | |
| 46-60 | 16.67% | |
| 61-75 | 16.67% | |
| 76-90 | 8.33% | |
| 91-105 |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Bendel Insurance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rivers United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Bendel Insurance | Rivers United | |
| 46.0% | Winning the game | 46.0% |
| 73% | Attack potential | 73% |
| 10% | Potential in defense | 10% |
| 50% | Strength against each other | 50% |
| 45% | Goal Potential | 45% |
Summary: the probability of Rivers United winning – 30%, draw – 35%, loss – 35%. Thus Bendel Insurance, most likely, win (win or draw)
Goal Forecast:Bendel Insurance, is likely to score -2.5 goals, Rivers United is likely to score no more than -1.5.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Bendel Insurance and Rivers United will take place on October 25 at 15:00 (GMT) at the stadium Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.